COMPLETE REVISION

November 2006

Process Industry Practices

Structural

PIP STF05530
Grating Fabrication Details
 PURPOSE AND USE OF PROCESS INDUSTRY PRACTICES

In an effort to minimize the cost of process industry facilities, this Practice has
been prepared from the technical requirements in the existing standards of major
industrial users, contractors, or standards organizations. By harmonizing these technical
requirements into a single set of Practices, administrative, application, and engineering
costs to both the purchaser and the manufacturer should be reduced. While this Practice
is expected to incorporate the majority of requirements of most users, individual
applications may involve requirements that will be appended to and take precedence
over this Practice. Determinations concerning fitness for purpose and particular matters
or application of the Practice to particular project or engineering situations should not
be made solely on information contained in these materials. The use of trade names
from time to time should not be viewed as an expression of preference but rather
recognized as normal usage in the trade. Other brands having the same specifications
are equally correct and may be substituted for those named. All Practices or guidelines
are intended to be consistent with applicable laws and regulations including OSHA
requirements. To the extent these Practices or guidelines should conflict with OSHA or
other applicable laws or regulations, such laws or regulations must be followed.
Consult an appropriate professional before applying or acting on any material
contained in or suggested by the Practice.

This Practice is subject to revision at any time.

© Process Industry Practices (PIP), Construction Industry Institute, The

University of Texas at Austin, 3925 West Braker Lane (R4500), Austin,
Texas 78759. PIP member companies and subscribers may copy this Practice
for their internal use. Changes, overlays, addenda, or modifications of any
kind are not permitted within any PIP Practice without the express written
authorization of PIP.

PRINTING HISTORY
March 2001 Issued
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Process Industry Practices

Structural

PIP STF05530
Grating Fabrication Details
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................. 2
1.1 Purpose ............................................... 2
1.2 Scope .................................................. 2
2. References ................................... 2
2.1 Process Industry Practices.................. 2
2.2 Industry Codes and Standards............ 2
3. Definitions .................................... 2
4. Requirements ............................... 3
4.1 General................................................ 3
4.2 Materials.............................................. 3
4.3 Fabrication........................................... 3
Drawings
Detail 1. Grating Opening at Interior
Column
Detail 2. Grating Opening at Base Plate
Detail 3. Grating Opening at Corner
Column
Detail 4. Circular Openings
Detail 5. Toe Plate Banding at Opening for
Pipe Support
Detail 6. Toe Plate Banding at Openings for
Equipment
Detail 7. Typical Grating Panel Layout
Detail 8. Typical Grating Panel Fastener
Arrangement
Detail 9. Typical Clearances at Perimeter of
Floors
Detail 10. Typical Clearances at Railing

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1. Introduction

1.1 Purpose
This Practice provides structural steel fabricators with standard grating details for the
fabrication of grating in process industry facilities.

1.2 Scope
This Practice describes the requirements for fabrication of grating for typical
platforms and is intended to be issued to fabricators supplying grating. Details are
provided that show the configurations for openings in the grating and typical details
for grating arrangement and clearances.

2. References
Applicable parts of the following Practices, industry codes and standards, and references shall
be considered an integral part of this Practice. The edition in effect on the date of contract
shall be used, except as otherwise noted. Short titles are used herein where appropriate.

2.1 Process Industry Practices (PIP)

– PIP STF05520 - Pipe Railing for Walking and Working Surfaces Fabrication
Details
– PIP STF05521 - Angle Railing for Walking and Working Surfaces Fabrication
Details
– PIP STS05120 - Structural and Miscellaneous Steel Fabrication Specification
2.2 Industry Codes and Standards

• ASTM International (ASTM)

– ASTM A36/A36M - Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
– ASTM A1011/A1011M - Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip,
Hot-Rolled, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy and High-Strength
Low-Alloy with Improved Formability

3. Definitions
contract documents: Any and all documents, including codes, studies, design drawings,
specifications, sketches, practices, and data sheets, that the purchaser or engineer of record
has transmitted or otherwise communicated, either by incorporation or reference, and made
part of the legal contract agreement or purchase order between the purchaser and the
fabricator.

engineer of record: Purchaser’s authorized representative with overall authority and

responsibility for the engineering design, quality, and performance of the civil works,
structure, foundations, materials, and appurtenances of the project. The engineer of record
shall be a professional engineer as defined by these practices.

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fabricator: The party responsible for furnishing fabricated structural and miscellaneous steel

purchaser: The party who awards the contract to the fabricator. The purchaser may be the
owner or the owner’s authorized agent.

4. Requirements

4.1 General
4.1.1 All equipment, materials, labor, and supervision shall be provided and all
operations necessary for the fabrication of grating platforms shall be
performed in accordance with the contract documents.
4.1.2 Fabricator shall comply with all safety requirements specified in the contract
documents.
4.1.3 Fabricator shall be solely responsible for quality control of all materials and
workmanship.
4.1.4 Grating shall be fabricated in accordance with Federal Standards and
Instructions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
including any additional requirements by state or local agencies that have
jurisdiction where the grating platform is to be erected.

4.2. Materials
4.2.1 Unless otherwise specified, the materials for grating shall be in accordance
with PIP STS05120.
4.2.2 Unless otherwise specified, steel grating shall be rectangular welded type,
with plain 3/16-inch x 1-1/4-inch bearing bars on 1-3/16-inch spacing
center-to-center with cross bars on 4-inch spacing center-to-center. The
metric equivalent for grating shall be as specified in the contract documents
as applicable.
4.2.3 Banding and toe plate banding shall be steel in accordance with ASTM
A36/A36M or ASTM A1011/A1011M. The metric equivalents for bars and
plates used for banding and toe plate banding shall be as specified in contract
documents as applicable.
4.2.4 Fastener assemblies shall be as specified in the contract documents. The
fabricator shall provide a minimum of two fastener assemblies per support
beam per panel, with a minimum of four fastener assemblies per panel. In
addition, the fabricator shall provide a minimum of 5% extra quantity of
fastener assemblies.

4.3 Fabrication
4.3.1 All grating shall be fabricated in accordance with PIP STS05120 and
Details 1 through 10 of this Practice.
4.3.2 The location and limits of grating and the direction of the span of grating
bearing bars shall be in accordance with the contract documents.

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4.3.3 At joints in the grating floor system, cross sections of bearing bars for grating
panels shall be aligned with cross sections of abutting panels to maintain
spacing symmetry. Grating joints shall be permitted only at supports.
4.3.4 Clearance allowances shall be provided for fitting grating panels together, for
penetrations, for toe plates, etc., and shall be in accordance with Details in
this practice and the contract documents.
4.3.5 Grating shall have 1-inch (25-mm) minimum bearing on supporting steel.
4.3.6 If grating areas are shown as removable in the contract documents, the
weight of each removable fabricated grating section shall not exceed
350 pounds (160 kgf).
4.3.7 Edges of removable grating panels shall be banded.
4.3.8 Unless otherwise specified in the contract documents, edges of grating panels
other than removable panels need not be banded. Where butting grating panel
ends occur, stops shall be provided at each side of the panel ends as shown in
Detail 7.
4.3.9 Openings and cutouts in grating panels for piping, conduit, structural
members, and equipment shall be banded as indicated on the following
details and the contract documents.

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 Drawings
Detail 1 - Grating Opening at Interior Column
Detail 2 - Grating Opening at Base Plate
Detail 3 - Grating Opening at Corner Column
Detail 4 - Circular Openings
Detail 5 - Toe Plate Banding at Opening for Pipe Support
Detail 6 - Toe Plate Banding at Openings for Equipment
Detail 7 - Typical Grating Panel Layout
Detail 8 - Typical Grating Panel Fastener Arrangement
Detail 9 - Typical Clearances at Perimeter of Floors
Detail 10 - Typical Clearances at Railing
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